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3.00 Credits
This course introduces counselors-in-training to the mental health needs of individuals on the Autism Spectrum. Students will examine the characteristics of various forms of autism as well as complexity of dealing with autism across the life domains. Students will also learn to develop accommodations, adaptations, and individualized counseling plans using evidence based research and contextual/cultural awareness.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces counselors-in-training to the needs of children and adolescents with mental health disabilities. Students will examine the characteristics of different types of disabilities and explore the impact that these disabilities have on typical child and adolescent development. In addition, students will learn to develop counseling treatment plans using individually designed adaptations and accommodations, evidence based research, and contextual/cultural awareness.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to present the student with an overview of marital and family psychology and dynamics, models of family functioning, dysfunctional relationships, and models for intervention. The course should serve as an orientation course for a specialty concentration in marital and family therapy, and as a general introduction to the specialties of marital therapy, family therapy, divorce therapy, and sex therapy.
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3.00 Credits
The processes of influencing the behavior of individuals in groups, control of group behavior, and the use of large groups to identify and disseminate information are discussed. Experiential small group experiences are incorporated into the course expectations. Membership in small groups is expected.
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3.00 Credits
This course presents various models of counseling and psychotherapy supervision, including historical, theoretical, developmental, empirical, eclectic and up-and-coming models of supervision. Instructional methods include readings, films, case analysis, practice, live demonstration, lecture and discussion. State and professional organization guidelines for supervision practice will be covered.
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3.00 Credits
The exploration of the counseling process and its relationship to various cognitive, affective, and behavioral counseling theories is analyzed. Principles and procedures of clinical counseling are considered.
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3.00 Credits
Provides an overview of the Student Assistance Program (SAP), a school based program, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including the role and function of school personnel and community professionals who work with SAP teams in the educational setting. Students will learn about the program model in the state of PA and how it functions to mobilize school resources to remove barriers to student learning. Students will gain knowledge of the skills needed by members of the professionally trained student assistance team members who make up the student assistance program. Students will gain an understanding of how members of the SAP team are trained to identify problems (drug and alcohol or mental health), determine whether or not the presenting problem lies within the responsibility of the school and to make recommendations to assist the student and the parent. The student assistance team members do not diagnose, treat or refer to treatment; but they may refer for a screening or an assessment for treatment.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the theories and strategies for counseling older adults based on counselor understanding of the relationship between demographic aspects, adult development, and aging physiological changes, psycho-social aspects, and counselor functions.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an overview of counseling theory and techniques relevant to working with diverse client population, particularly populations in the urban setting. The class will explore a variety of issues which impact on the counseling relationship and improvement of the client, such as poverty, ethnic groups, cultural influence, learning and academic achievement, and drug and alcohol abuse. Counseling experiences both in the educational and community setting will be discussed with special emphasis on best practice.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to examine the psychology of the family system. The course will include such topics as functional and dysfunctional systems, family life cycles, family interactions, parenting, blended families, family pathology, multi-generational family systems therapy, and family therapy.
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